24th Massarosa Literary Prize

The final of the XXIV edition of the Premio Letterario Massarosa will be held on the evening of October 23, at the Vittoria Manzoni theatre.
The winner will be announced from among the five finalists selected by the technical panel of judges, chaired by Marco Lucchesi, poet and great scholar, born in Massarosa (but living in Brazil). The other members of the panel are Dina Cei, Paolo Ercolini and Renza Romagnoli.
The five finalists are:
Francesca Petrizzo – “Memorie di una cagna”, Frassinelli;
Maria Rosa Nuvoletta – “Legami d’amore”, Fanucci editore;
Benedetta Tobagi – “Come mi batte forte il tuo cuore”, Einaudi;
Roan Johnson – “Prove di felicità a Roma est”, Einaudi;
Donato Carrisi – “Il suggeritore”, Longanesi.
The “Premio Letterario Massarosa” is one of Italy’s oldest literary awards. The event’s first edition, aimed at praising new works and promoting literary production, dates back to 1947, founded by a group of “unruly” university students. Interrupted in 1970, the award was re-established in 2004 with its XVIII edition.